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Boom Supersonic’s XB -1 became the first supersonic civil aircraft in US history, successfully broken the sound barrier.
Today (28 January), XB-1 flew from Mojave Air and Space Port in California and reached 1.1-equivalent to 1.1 times or 844 mph (1,358 km/h). It reached the speed of this record on three different occasions during its 34-minute test flight.
Boom supersonic is now the first independent company to break the sound barrier with an aircraft for civil use. (Concorde UK and French governments were compromised, while Tupolev TU -44 was designed and created with the support of the Soviet government.)
In the first phase of the flight, the aircraft climbed 34,000 feet (10,300 m) in a few minutes, showing the ability to climb extremely. After this several subconian checks were done, which were running through security measurements Previous XB-1 test flights,
The aircraft then pushed to supersonic speed. Once the aircraft collides with a mach 1.1, the engineers activated the “pulsing stimulation system” from a distance to tested the airflow around the craft and ensure that it is the integrity of the torso of the aircraft Was not impressed. Subsequently, the aircraft performed maneuvers to try its handling and flying capabilities at high speed, as well as tested its “hands-off” behavior.
The XB-1 has a curved shape and bottom-ficked nose to reduce the wave drag and airflow, keeping it stable and the damage is stopped.
The XB-1 maintained its record-breaking aircraft for only a few minutes, as the boom supersonic was allowed only to use the relatively small pockets of the airspace.
Successful test flight, which was Live stream By boom supersonic, proved the capabilities of many in-house technologies. In addition to its three sympony engines, the XB-1 has two cameras on its landing gear that enable the pilots to clearly look at the runway, thus denying the need for a moving “dose nose”. . All in-flight performance was carefully measured by teams on the ground
“We have just collected some really valuable data, and I can’t wait to get my hands on that data,” Nick SherkaThe main flight test engineer for XB-1, said during Livestream.
Sherka said, “The entire control room team is going to spend several days on the data collected here during today’s flight.” “And they are going to check the real performance that was displayed against the prediction of our model, and how we expect it to fly.”
The data collected on these successful tests bring the company closer to the construction of boom overchers, a planned Supersonic passenger airlineer Intention to start regular commercial operations in the 2030s.
“So we have received our litmus test here today, our proof data that we will use to inform our future efforts on the overcher.”
If fully felt, the boom overcharit will reduce the translantic flights for less than four hours, while a flight from San Francisco to Tokyo can take just six hours.
The XB-1 will fly again at supersonic speed as next week. The company plans to take photos during this flight, known as “shoral photography”, used to imagine shock waves.
